But whoever took little Frankie seems to have as much of a problem telling the truth as they do with taking things that don't belong to them.

"They didn't come clean," Quackenbush says. "They came up with a story. I acted like I believed it. My priority, of course, was getting the kitten back."

Quackenbush says Frank Sinatra was stolen Wednesday afternoon during a particularly busy day, and the shelter posted on Facebook that it was offering a "huge reward" for information leading to the cat's return:

Losing Frank Sinatra was particularly upsetting because he'd already been promised to a woman whose cat had died after she'd owned it for eighteen years. He also has a bacterial infection, and shelter workers were worried the thief wouldn't provide the daily medicine and special diet the kitten needed.

"She just fell head-over-heels in love with it," Quackenbush says. So when the shelter told her the cat had been stolen, "she had a nervous breakdown. Finding the kitten was imperative to us, not just for the kitten's sake because he needed the meds and special diet, but for this lady's well-being."